After twice dropping its asking price, the Dell Rapids School Board is finally parting ways with the two unattached classrooms that sit to the west of the old elementary school.

At the board’s Monday, May 13 meeting, the south building was sold for $300 to Curt and Linda Olson of Dell Rapids.

Up until March, the school board had a difficult time getting some use out of two buildings since they were vacated when the district’s elementary operations moved to the new facility in December of 2011.

In August 2012 the board had the buildings appraised and soon after listed them for sale at $2,250 each. Because the cost of moving the buildings was expected to be more than the cost of the building – about $5,000 to transport each structure –the district didn’t get a single offer.

The board then had the buildings reappraised at $2,025, but again saw no interest.
Wanting to get some use from the buildings –built in the mid-1990s for $30,582 each – board members suggested the shop classes might be able to implement them into their learning. However, after being advised by administration, the board agreed allowing students in them could be a liability because the buildings aren’t insured.

Back to where they started, the board earlier this spring appraised the building to be worth less than $500 and not long after approved a $300 offer by Scott Crisp of Dell Rapids for the north building.